Gearing.



W. H. GEORGE.

GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1. I914.

1,154,006. PatentedSept. 21, 1915.

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GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY l. 19M.

1 54,006. Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

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WILLIAM H. GEORGE, F FAIRFIELD, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO THE DEXTER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Application filed July 1, 1914. Serial No. 848,377.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. GEORGE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fairiield, in the county of Jefferson and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gearing;

appended claims.

T he advantages of the improved gearing will appear as I proceed withmy specification.

in the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a power driven washing machine of the kind referred to, having fixed to its top a vvringer and being provided with my improved gearing for operating both the wringer and the dolly shaft. I Fig.2 is a partial perspective view of thewashing ma chine and of the gearing applied thereto. Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic perspective View representing the gearing for operating the wringer and the controlling means for reversing the operation of said wringer. Y

Referring now to that embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, 10

indicates the tub, which in the case of the primary application of the lnvention constitutes the support for the gearing Said tub is of the usual kind having a hinged lid 11. A 'wring'er 12 of familiar construction is fixed onthe top of the .tub at one side of the lid in a vertical plane at right angles to the axis about which the hinged lid 11 is adapted to swing. v v

13 indicates the dolly shaft depending through the hinged lid into the interior of the tub. Said dolly shaft has fixed to its top a pinion 14: which is engaged bya large gear 15. he large gear 15 is engaged by a reciprocating rack bar 16 which is mounted to slide on a rod 17 fixed to the top of the tub. The rod 17 is suitably supported on a bracket plate 17* attached to the fixed top of the wringer rolls. beyond the wringer frame and has fixed to the tub and extends parallel. to the axis about which the hinged lid of the tub swings. Thus the rack bar 16 and the'gear 15 are so arranged with reference to said axis that when the hinged lid 11 is raised, the gear 15 is 'operativel disengaged from the rack 16.

Power is applied to reciprocate the rack bar as follows :18 indicates a pulley located in a vertical plane parallel to the line of reciprocation of the rack bar 16 and mounted on a plate 19 fixed to the side of the tub. Said pulley 18 is connected by a belt to motor (not shown) carried by the tub in a familiar manner. 21 indicates a pinion fixed to rotate with the pulley 18 and engaged with a large gear 22 rotatively mounted on a horizontal stud 23 on theplate 19. The gear 22 is provided with a crank pin 22 which is operatively connected by means of a link or pitman rod 24: to a pin 25 on the reciprocating rack bar 16. Manifestly, the continuous rotation of the large gear 22 will produce the required longitudi nal, reciprocatory' motion of the rack bar 16.

The wringer 12 is driven in either direction by the following mechanism from the large gear 22, which is common to both the dolly driving mechanism and to the wringer driving mechanism: 26 indicates a gear which is fixed to and rotative with the large 27 indicates the shaft of one of gear 22.

Said shaft is prOJected it a gear 28, which is located in the vertical plane of the'gear 26. 29 indicates a plate mounted to oscillate in a vertical plane on a stud 30 fixed 'on the plate 19 above the small gear 26. 31 indicates an idle gear rotatively mounted on said stud and en- .gaged with the gear 28 on the wrin'ger shaft. 32, 33 indicate gears rotatively mounted on suitable studs 32 33 respectively, fixed to the oscillatory plate 29 and engaged on opposite sides with the gear 31. 34 indicates a gear rotatively mounted on a stud 34 fixed to the oscillatory plate 29 and engaged on one side with the gear 32.

'The parts just described are so'arranged and constructed that by swinging the plate 29, either the gear 33 or the gear 3a, which are the two transmission gears, may be brought into "operative engagement with the small gear 26 that rotates with the large power driven gear 22. Manifestly, since the gear 26 is always driven in the same direction, when the oscillatory plate 29 is swung to bring the gear 33 into engagement with it, the gear 31, which operates the gear,

28 on the wringer shaft, will be operated in one direction, whereas the said plate is swung to bring the gear 3r into engagementwith the gear 26, said operating gear 31 will be operated in the opposite direction. The rotation of the wringer rolls will be re versed in the same manner, and apparently by the mechanism described the wringer may be operated in either direction. .When

theoscillatory plate 29 is in an intermediate position so that neither the gear 33 nor the gear 34: are engaged with the gear 26, the wringer will be inoperative. In order to shift the plate 29, as above described with the operator in a position on the side of the tub opposite to that where the gearing is located, I provide a horizontal rock shaft 35 arranged at right angles to the plate 29. Said shaft has at one end an arm 36 connected by a link 37 to the oscillatory plate At the other end, removed from the plate 29' and the'gearing carried thereby,

said shaft has a crank arm 38. By swinging the crank arm 38, the plate 29 may be swung to bring either of the gears 33 or 34: into operative engagement with the gear 26 to drive the wringer in either direction.

The construction and arrangement of gearing described, not only provides a simple,

efficient and closely assembled gearing occupying but little space, for operating both the dolly shaft and the 'wringer shaft, but,

. in addition, as will be clear from the drawings and from the foregoing descrlptlon,

provides a construction such that all of the moving parts of the gearing are out of the road of the person operating the washing machine. At the same time, the crank for controlling the operation of the wringer is located at the right hand endof the wringer so that although both hands may be used when the operation of wringing is carried on, saidcrank arm is within easy reach of the operators right hand for instant use in case the wringer is to be quickly reversed.

lVhile in describing my invention, Ihave referred to certain details of construction,

it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto except as may be pointed out in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention 1. In a gearing of the class described, in combination with an alternating, rotary, upright shaft and a second horizontal shaft continuously rotative in either direction, a power-driven, common drive gear located in a Vertical plane at right angles to'said second shaft, a reciprocating rack bar, a

pitman connectingsaid power driven gear with saidrack bar, means operatively connecting said rack bar with said first named shaft, a pinion fixed to said drive'gear, an oscillating plate mounted in a vertical plane parallel to and adjacent to the plane of said drive gear, an operating gear for driving said horizontal shaft mounted 'co-axiallywith the axis of oscillation of said plate, a

driven gear on said horizontalshaft en- 7 gaged by said operating gear, transmission gears rotatively mounted on said oscillating plate in the plane of said operating gear, one of said transmission gears engaging said operating gear directly, an intermediate gear connecting the other transmission gear with said operating gear, and

means for oscillating said plate to bring either of said transmission gears into engagement with the pinion on said drive gear,

2. In a gearing of the class described, in

combination with an alternating, rotary,

upright shaft and a second horizontal shaft continuously rotative in either direction, a power'driven, common drive gear located in. a vertical plane at right angles to said second shaft, a reciprocating rack bar, a

itman connectin said ower driven ear with said rack bar,-meansoperatively con necting said rack bar with said first named shaft, a p1n1on fixed'to said drlve gear, an

oscillating plate mounted in a vertical plane 3 parallel to and adjacent to the plane of said drive'gear, an operating gear for driving said horizontal shaftmounted co-axially with the axis of oscillation ofsaid plate, a driven gear on said'horizo'ntal shaft engaged by said operating gear, transmis sion gears rotatively mounted on said oscil-' lating plate in the plane of said operating gear, one of said transmission gears engaging said. operating gear directly, an interlmediate gear connecting the other transm ssion gear with sald operating gear, and

a controllingdevice for said plate comprising a shaft with itsaxis of rotation parallel w R. D. HUNT, r

, JAs. M. HAMMON.

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